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Politics

Court discharges former Edo deputy governor after apology

Source: Premium Times · 25 Sep 2026, 14:17 UTC
Court discharges former Edo deputy governor after apology
Image: Premium Times · original report

Godwins Omobayo was discharged of contempt after reading an apology in court and undertaking not to present himself as Edo’s former deputy governor, Premium Times reported. The supplied material does not identify the court or explain the original contempt proceedings.

A court has discharged Godwins Omobayo of contempt after he read a letter of apology in court, Premium Times reported. Omobayo also undertook that he “shall” never present himself anywhere as the former deputy governor of Edo. The supplied report does not identify the court, the judge or the order that led to the contempt proceedings.

It also does not explain the circumstances in which Omobayo had allegedly presented himself as the former deputy governor. The material gives no further details about the apology or whether the court imposed any other conditions. The discharge followed the apology and the undertaking made before the court.

No response from Omobayo or other parties was included in the supplied report. The available information does not state whether the case is fully concluded or whether any related proceedings remain. It establishes only that the court discharged him after the undertaking was recorded.

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